Press release, date: 9.04.2014
Collecting material around Ireland’s coastline
It is estimated that each year hundreds tons of useless nets and ropes are
discarded or lost in the sea, which is a serious threat to both marine life and
divers. This being the case, Norwgian company Nofir decided to organize big
action focused on collecting discarded material from fishing and farming
industry around Ireland’s coastline.
The action of collecting material in Ireland begin in April in response to increasing
problem of marine waste treatment in Europe. More and more fishermen and fish
farmers complains about disposal of used material (such as nets and ropes) which is
hard to sort and transport. In this way enormous amounts of nets are dumped to the
seas what becomes serious ecological problem.
Nofir’s activity in Ireland will include finding companies, fishermen or fish farmers who
want to get rid of material. Norwegian
company will arrange transport and
loading to Lithuania where material is
dismantle and mostly is given for
recycling.
- We hope to collect a lot of material in
Ireland and help to reduce amount of
nets dumped to the
Trud Berg and Øistein Aleksandersen from Nofir
seas. We are open for cooperation - If sombody contact us, we will visit him
immediately and take specific action. – says Tomas Sarnacinskas, Procurement
Manager of Nofir.
Norsk Fiskeriretur AS | Postboks 6094 Mørkved | 8031 BODØ Norway | + 47 75 50 75 50 / + 47 40 64 91 68 | oistein@nofir.no | www.nofir.no
Processing discarded equipment from the fishing- and fish farming industry. Ropes, fishnets, floats, nylon/ polyamide, PP- plastic, PE-plastic etc.
Mottak og behandling av kassert redskap fra fiskeri- og oppdrettsbransjen.
Nofir is a nationwide recycling system for fishing and fish farming industry.
Norwegian company collects used nets, ropes and cords coming from the marine
industry ensuring safe and clean waste treatment. To be more effective Nofir
implemented Eco-innovation project that that supports innovative ideas, services
and processes which provide environmental protection. The project goal includes
decreasing amount of plastic waste in European seas by 2100 tons and decreasing
CO2 emission by 9600 tons.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Martyna Zajder
Public Relations and Marketing Manager
+ 48 604 172 468
martyna@nofir.no
www.nofir.no
Tomas Sarnacinskas
Procurment Manager
+ 37 060 647 647
tomas@nofir.no
www.nofir.no
Norsk Fiskeriretur AS | Postboks 6094 Mørkved | 8031 BODØ Norway | + 47 75 50 75 50 / + 47 40 64 91 68 | oistein@nofir.no | www.nofir.no
Processing discarded equipment from the fishing- and fish farming industry. Ropes, fishnets, floats, nylon/ polyamide, PP- plastic, PE-plastic etc.
Mottak og behandling av kassert redskap fra fiskeri- og oppdrettsbransjen.